Regardless the reason, Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst who only last week helped sabotage the bill which would have made sexual groping without probable cause a felony, has done a complete 180, and has written Texas Gov. Rick Perry asking the measure be brought before the legislature in a special session.
If Gov. Perry complies, the great news is that in a special session, a 2/3rds majority is not needed to pass the legislation, only a simple majority.
We are sure Janet Napolitano is currently releasing a string of profanity suitable for a good Vietnam war flick as she hears the news. Look for the intimidation to escalate.
More as we hear it.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who played a pivotal role in sabotaging a bill that would have criminalized TSA groping in the state’s airports, has written a letter to Gov. Rick Perry asking for a special session.
Only the Governor may call the Legislature into special sessions, unlike other states where the legislature may call itself into session.
Dewhurst wants a number of legislative issues taken up in the special session, most notably redistricting and Rep. David Simpson’s bill making groping without probable cause a felony.
After federal intimidation – threatening to shut down air traffic in Texas – Simpson’s bill failed to get the two thirds vote necessary. The Western Texas Division U.S. District Attorney’s office sent the threatening letter prior to a vote on HB 1937.
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